[R] Raw Data Input

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006, Peter Dalgaard wrote:

> Andy Wong <andywongcw at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I'm a new user of the R and have already downloaded the latest version of
>> it.  Can anybody tells me how to input the raw data for analysis?  Thanks.
>
> Depends on the format of "the raw data".
>
> Did you read Ch.7 of "An Introduction to R" which ships with R?
> Otherwise do so (and the rest of that manual too, for that matter).

Let alone the `R Data Import/Export Manual' which also ships with R and is 
much more comprehensive.

> I had a somewhat expanded coverage of data input in my ISCB course
> last year. You might get something out of browsing the handouts at
>
> http://staff.pubhealth.ku.dk/~pd/iscb-2005/Basics-2x2.pdf


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